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Miminashi Station

Coordinates: 34°30′44.3″N 135°48′53.48″E / 34.512306°N 135.8148556°E / 34.512306; 135.8148556
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Miminashi Station

耳成駅
Kintetsu Railway commuter rail station
Miminashi Statio
General information
Location208-2 Ishiharadacho, Kashihara-shi, Nara-ken 634-0014
Japan
Coordinates34°30′44.3″N 135°48′53.48″E / 34.512306°N 135.8148556°E / 34.512306; 135.8148556
Owned by Kintetsu Railway
Operated by Kintetsu Railway
Line(s) D  Osaka Line
Distance26.9 km (16.7 miles) from Osaka Uehommachi
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Train operators Kintetsu Railway
Connections
  • Bus terminal
Construction
Bicycle facilitiesBicycle facilities Available
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station code D40 
Websitewww.kintetsu.co.jp/station/station_info/station02031.html
History
Opened5 January 1929 (1929-01-05)
Passengers
FY20192032 daily
Services
Preceding station The logo of the Kintetsu Railway Company. Kintetsu Railway Following station
Yamato-Yagi Osaka Line
Local
Semi-Express
Daifuku
towards Ise-Nakagawa
Location
Map

Miminashi Station (耳成駅, Miminashi-eki) is a passenger railway station located in the city of Kashihara, Nara Prefecture, Japan. It is operated by the private transportation company, Kintetsu Railway.[1]

Line

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Miminashi Station is served by the Osaka Line and is 36.9 kilometers from the starting point of the line at Ōsaka Uehommachi.

Layout

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The station is an above-ground station with two opposed side platforms and two tracks. The ticket gates and concourse are underground, and the platform is above ground. The effective length of the platform is six cars. There is one ticket gate and one entrance/exit on both the north and south sides. The station is staffed.[2]

Platforms

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1   D  Osaka Line for Nabari
2   D  Osaka Line for Osaka Uehommachi

History

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Miminashi Station was opened 5 January 1929 as a station on the Osaka Electric Tramway Sakurai Line. It became a Kansai Express Railway station due to a company merger with Sangu Express Railway on 15 March 1941, and through a subsequent merger became a station on the Kintetsu Railway on 1 July 1944.

Passenger statistics

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In fiscal 2019 the station was used by an average of 2032 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[3]

Surrounding area

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The station is located in a residential area, with apartments and condominiums scattered here and there. Shops are also scattered within this residential area. Japan National Route 169 and the Sakurai Line (Manyo Mahoroba Line) pass a little distance south of the station. Kindergartens and nursery schools are located on the north side of the station, and Mount Miminashi is on the west side of the station.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Terada, Hirokazu (July 2002). データブック日本の私鉄 [Databook: Japan's Private Railways]. Japan: Neko Publishing. ISBN 4-87366-874-3.
  2. ^ "耳成駅" [Miminashi Station]. hacchi-no-he.net. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ Nara Prefecture Statistical Yearbook
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